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On stage recording?
« on: April 07, 2003, 12:11:35 PM »
I'm going to try it out at a upcoming show. Currious about what height to run the mics at, and also what setup to use........xy, ortf, din......

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Never done an onstage, so any help is appreciated
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Re:On stage recording?
« Reply #1 on: April 07, 2003, 12:37:04 PM »
yea, good questions, I also would like to try this but have no idea where to start. When you are on stage what exactly are you picking up? The monitors, raw music?
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Re:On stage recording?
« Reply #2 on: April 07, 2003, 01:48:27 PM »
yes, the Amps and Monitors.  

try to think of the Amps/ Monitors array as a mini PA and set your stuff up accordingly.  usually dfc/ 2' high or so would be a good generalization/ starting point.

in some situations, you may want to consider how the musicians and their Amps/ Monitors are arranged onstage and adjust your position/ pattern depending.  Drums can tend to drown out other instruments at times.  

i prefer ORTF onstage, but others have differing opinions, including X/Y, etc..  Omnis or M/S would also be cool if you have that capability.

hope this helps.

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Re:On stage recording?
« Reply #3 on: April 07, 2003, 01:55:25 PM »
I have run on-stage several times, DFC about 3 ft high.  I have run exclusively xy, as I think the added seperation of ortf etc was not necessary.  Try it out, see what you like!  I would say, that stage recordings make taping very satisying for that particular day.  It is failry hard to screw up on-stage ;)

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Re:On stage recording?
« Reply #4 on: April 07, 2003, 01:56:35 PM »
cool, good info, now what do you use to run your mics 2; to 3' feet high, stand is not going to work.
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« Reply #5 on: April 07, 2003, 01:59:52 PM »
pickup a small stand from guitar center etc. or if you know the house engineer really well you might be able to borrow one. sometimes you may even be able to clamp onto a stand already on stage for a vocal mic etc.

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Re:On stage recording?
« Reply #6 on: April 07, 2003, 02:02:49 PM »
well you need a new stand for stage taping, bro!  Guitar Centers have some for micing drums/ bass/ sitting musicians, etc.  i can give some examples/ links if you like.  smaller the better, generally.  i also have one i could loan out if someone needs it.

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« Reply #7 on: April 07, 2003, 02:08:23 PM »
I don't have one, but one that I have seen that works really well is a kick drum stand with a heavy duty base.  Gives some added stability.  Then, I usually clamp onto that as to extend the mics a little further without the base being quite as close.  Ebay has a crap ton of them, and they generally are really cheap.

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Re:On stage recording?
« Reply #8 on: April 07, 2003, 02:11:59 PM »
just what I need, another stand ;D, will have to look into that
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Re:On stage recording?
« Reply #9 on: April 07, 2003, 07:19:25 PM »
I just taped from the front lip of a stage last night, my first experience of the sort.  I used my regular 'ol manfrotto stand, although a small drum stand would have been perfect.  I'll have to look into grabbing a cheap one.  I ran about 2' high.  I would have run a bit higher, but I didn't want to stick out like a sore thumb, as my manfrotto/shure/at shockmount contraption was fairly beastly  ;)  I think 2-3' is a good compromise that shouldn't get you into trouble.

I ran DIN, I'm very pleased with the results...  I would probably have chosen ORTF if the stage was wider than the 4 musicians I was trying to accomplish.  As it was, my DIN basically pointed each mic at the outside musician's cabinets.  Seemed like a good choice.

Level adjustment was more difficult to get right..  The bass and guitar cabs really have a much larger dynamic range when you're that close.  Best watch carefully until you get the feel of it :)  I ended up running a bit more conservative than I usually do, as I was playing with 24 bits and didn't feel the need to run so hot.  That being said, it was lucky I did: max level was 0db for the left channel and -.7db for the right!

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Re:On stage recording?
« Reply #10 on: April 07, 2003, 07:36:12 PM »
yeah, pretty hot levels!

So, if we are talking a 20ft long stange, would you point your mics at 3/4's of each end of the stage? (not sure if that made sense)

I'll probably just go out there and wing it, and hope for the best!
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Re:On stage recording?
« Reply #11 on: April 07, 2003, 09:53:23 PM »
try to remember that when recording with a set of mics in stereo config:

it's not always what's directly in front of you, or what you're 'pointing at'  that is the most important.  the info that the mics are 'picking up', is majorly affected by what is rejected by pickup pattern/ config.  

this is why we call this an 'ambient' stereo recording.  ;)

onstage makes no difference.  same rules apply.  

like i mentioned earlier. picture the stage as a mini PA array.  this should help you decide how to run.  

hope this helps.

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Re:On stage recording?
« Reply #12 on: April 08, 2003, 12:13:27 AM »
HI All,

I was thinking about stage taping a bit this morning and while I like the results of some of the recordings I have heard, something struck me.

Perhaps, I'm a bit slow, but the only comments I've generally heard are that it is tough to do with bands that have vocals. However, the other noteworthy deficiency is the lack of any effects that are applied by the FOH engineer (ie. reverb, delay, etc...).

Not a stab on stage taping, just a random thought.

Is anyone doing any post-production to master these and add a bit more of the feel we would have heard in the room.  I'd love to hear some stories.

Happy Recording Everybody.

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Re:On stage recording?
« Reply #13 on: April 08, 2003, 12:58:46 AM »
However, the other noteworthy deficiency is the lack of any effects that are applied by the FOH engineer (ie. reverb, delay, etc...).

Unless the drummer is playing a well-tuned Noble&Cooley kit I'd rather hear the drums coming through the PA  :)

Stage tapes do sound wonderful but I definitely miss having a nice tight and fat kick drum with some nice verb on the snare and toms. A few gates and compressors do some drums wonders..

I really like on stage tapes but the lack of foh processing is noticeable...
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Re:On stage recording?
« Reply #14 on: April 08, 2003, 01:16:51 AM »
The only reason I want to do a onstage is because the venue has HORRIBLE sound, I mean, just dirty. So, onstage can only improve it
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